London Stadium Looks Amazing Ahead of Yankees-Red Sox Series Overseas
By Will Fowler
In just under two weeks time, Major League Baseball will have touched down on its third continent when the Yankees and Red Sox do battle at London Stadium.
Usually the home of Premier League club West Ham, preparations are already being made in anticipation of the series, and boy, does it look exciting.
London Stadium in stunning revamp as baseball pitch is installed ahead of MLB Yankees vs Red Sox series https://t.co/HmHspokwtY
— The Sun - West Ham (@SunWestHam) June 17, 2019
Baseball is already a popular sport across the pond, but this will mark the very first time a Major League Baseball game will be played on European soil. And what better teams to take part than the Yankees and Red Sox, two of the most historic franchises in baseball?
London Stadium looking much more like a baseball stadium now ? (? Press Association) pic.twitter.com/lO8t029yy6
— Blake Finney (@FinneyBlake) June 17, 2019
First opened in May 2012 for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the arena has seen a multitude of events, from concerts to shows to weekly West Ham football matches when the Premier League is in season.
What better way to welcome baseball to Europe than with the sport's fiercest rivalry?